Vocal harmonies – when a band tries and fails, the resulting noise is just that. However, those that succeed can find that magical connection so sought after by performers and audiences. White Birds (featuring former members of Drink Up Buttercup) are a four-piece lo-fi group whose first full-length album When Women Played Drums exhibits the potential power of vocals. While operatically trained lead singer James Harvey’s high-pitched tone is prominent, multi-layered harmonies are frequently incorporated giving tracks such as “Mirrors in Mirrors” an authentic, intensely emotional sensitivity. It may seem rather natural to compare White Birds to other neofolk, vocally dominated outfits such as Fleet Foxes, because their brand of music is similar, but simply on a base level. The interplay of White Birds’ rhythm section pushes the music forward taking a house that is founded on the raw spirit of the human voice and allowing it to build up and branch out creating an atmosphere which, at its peak, can grip the listener with a chilling sense of immediacy. They’ll be opening this evening for most excellent Australian psych rockers Pond and Brooklyn indie rockers Oberhofer. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by David Turcotte) – Michael Colavita

Check out the new video below of Attia Taylor performing an ultra-rad, minimalistic unreleased song called “Keeping Your Secrets” at Monkey Wrench Books for the Permanent Wave, Tom Tom Mag, Break Yr Heart SXSW showcase. We are really looking forward to hearing its final recording. Enjoy! (Photo by Kyle Costill)

WXPN and the Philadelphia Film Society have just announced that they’ll be collaborating together for the inaugural XPN Music Film Festival, which will take place from Thursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29 at the Annenberg Center and other locations around Philly. You can check out the deets HERE. Special thanks to Philebrity for the heads up.

Check out a new live performance video of Deli faves Psychic Teens performing “Rose” from their show with Far-Out Fangtooth and Moon Women at South Philly’s The Station on March 10, 2011. Thanks to BITBY for sharing.

Coming up with a name for your band can be one of the most difficult things to do when your starting to play out and record. There are plenty of famous musicians who really HATE their band’s name. But they are stuck with it. While it might have taken a threat of arson for our Featured Artist(s) Poll Winner to finally settle on The Stammer, it also seems the name YEAST still lingers in the minds of its band members. We sent the fledgling local indie rock outfit a list of our get-to-know-you questions. You can check out what they had to say HERE. The Stammer will be performing next in Philly on Friday, March 30 at JR’s.

Psych rockers The Sounds of Kaleidoscope are taking a “long lunch break” after 12 years. They’ll be ending their long, strange trip tonight at Kung Fu Necktie. Even though the band spent the first seven years of its inception in Washington D.C., they’re going out in the city where they currently call home surrounded by friends and fans so come out this evening to enjoy some British-influenced acid rock and plenty of fuzz as Philly loses yet another rad act from our music community. The Sounds of Kaleidoscope will also be sharing this good-bye moment with Brooklyn openers Lead Stones while tunes are spun throughout the evening by DJ Jem of Sweet Jane. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front Street, 8pm, $8, 21+ – Brandi Lukas

Data Garden is curating an evening of audio/visual stimulation called Computer Groove tonight at Little Berlin. It will coincide with the gallery’s Flash Fl00d Exhibit, a semi-secretive mass public exhibition of rapidly-distributed hidden flash drives containing downloadable exhibitions. There will be performances by Buffalo Stance (Jamey Robinson of Man Man and Need New Body), D&D Orchestra (Tom Guycot & Peter Dragontail), Color Is Luxury (Charles Cohen and hair_loss), and DJ Ryan T as well as visuals provided by Cosmic Morning and Enso. Embrace the sensory overload this evening! Little Berlin Gallery, 2430 Coral St., 9pm, $5 Donation, All Ages – H.M. Kauffman

If you caught glimpses of Shorty Boy-Boy early on, you might have been mystified by the guitar toting wonder who mimicked Terminator and played checkers during shows until he ultimately jumped onto an air mattress for a pumped up guitar solo. But since then, Joshua Pannepacker and company have been winning people over with their humorous music video and song Smoking Tea. They have also been working on a new 7” that will be the first release from BITBY’s new record label (Pannepacker and Kyle Costill are bandmates in Streetwalkers). Shorty Boy-Boy will be returning from SXSW early, and taking a break from their “Candy Man” video shoot in order to celebrate the albums release at Johnny Brenda’s tonight. They’ll be joined by Mountjoy, who recently dropped their latest EP Squam Lake Tapes and are already gearing up to release a new one, and Brian Langan’s latest project Langor. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 9pm, $10, 21+ (Photo by Grace Dickinson) – Bill McThrill

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Philly style with Mischief Brew and The Brood, and of course, shots of Jameson at Kung Fu Necktie. Starting the night off will be The Brood featuring members from Witch Hunt, Mischief Brew and Lost Cause, followed by Boston punks Far From Finished. Although their Facebook page explicitly states “We are not Irish music,” in their description, it is hard not to be reminded of the Celtic punk legends The Pogues when listening to Erik Petersen and company due to their folky protest tunes covered in the blanket of punk. Mischief Brews’ songs of anarchy, union labor and class rebellion are bound to cause a little drunken debauchery and sing-a-longs this St. Patty’s Day! Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front Street, $10, 7 pm, 21+ – Dan Brightcliffe